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Joe_Love
I enjoy reading your writings.
I can remember those counter tops, too.
posted by
jacentaOld
on March 7, 2007 at 1:35 PM
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joe,
nice post.
posted by
richinstore
on February 17, 2007 at 8:38 AM
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Joe
was it an old ant from last summer ya think? lol
I have them too..
..please dont send Al Gore to my house..
posted by
Blue_feathers
on February 16, 2007 at 5:35 AM
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Joe_Love
When we used to visit the country farm in the winter, the built a fire in the kitchen cookstove and one in the potbellied iron stove in the parlor (just for company the parlor one) and everyone hunkered around those. Everything else was shut off. When we stayed all night, we slept under a pile of quilts and dressed under those quilts in the morning pulling the clothes in to warm them up before changing.
posted by
TAPS.
on February 15, 2007 at 3:42 PM
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Joe
Dang I wonder if they were sugar ants? I keep a couple of doors shut in the daytime, but we have had a miserable winter. This last week we got a couple feet. My driveway is still not plowed. I just hope spring comes on time and without critters!!
posted by
Offy
on February 15, 2007 at 9:07 AM
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Sorry Joe. No offence was intended. I judged it wrong. My apologies.
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on February 15, 2007 at 1:24 AM
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dave thanks for your heartfelt spam
posted by
Joe_Love
on February 14, 2007 at 4:40 AM
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 HappyVal 'n' Tim's Day
~ Happy Valentine's Day to you and the Monster. Hope there are nice things in the fridge. |
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on February 14, 2007 at 4:25 AM
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I'm with you on this one Joe, scared, because we've had 2
houseflies, who I've christened 'Clark' & 'Kent' who've survived the winter, swatting, and appear to have a longevity previously unrecorded in their species.
They've been around the last couple of weeks, driving us mental. We live right next to a farm, so we've got the hens, geese and dogs roaming in from next door. The pregnant cat must have cravings for Al's French toast, because every time he makes it, she's there mewling at the window. We have horses in the field adjoining our house also, as the farmer boards them.
Now we have two super flies. When Al Gore's done with your ant, send him round please.
posted by
CringeintheUSA
on February 14, 2007 at 2:00 AM
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LOL.....
For some reason I keep seeing ol' Al wielding the laser pointer like a Jedi Knight's lightsaber.......
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on February 13, 2007 at 6:15 AM
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It's global warming all right...
Just wait until the ants start mutating into giant, damnation alley sized buffalo ants...
posted by
strat
on February 13, 2007 at 6:01 AM
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Loved it.
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on February 13, 2007 at 1:35 AM
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I thought ants hang around all year...you just don't see them in winter.
Or so I thought.
think?
posted by
Whacky
on February 12, 2007 at 9:55 PM
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my sister and her boyfriend installed a wood burning stove and placed an
arc of sheet metal behind it. the curl of the sheet threw the heat out into the nearest rooms, it worked very well.
posted by
fourcats
on February 12, 2007 at 8:33 PM
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The devil sends ants to Bumfolk when hell freezes over. Or so I hear. :)
posted by
Holy_Grail
on February 12, 2007 at 6:43 PM
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For some reason I have a vivid image of the white
with gold flecks. Somebody in my life had them, but I can't remember who.
posted by
bel_1965
on February 12, 2007 at 6:30 PM
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Ants in winter. I hear the looming heat of summer.
I smell the music of disaster. Life as we know it will become even more miserable.
posted by
Pat_B
on February 12, 2007 at 4:17 PM
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Joe
Al Gore and his Power Point thingy – you’re a hoot! Maybe the ant is just looking for some warmth, Joe (or found Georgia’s cooked bambi stash).
posted by
Troosha
on February 12, 2007 at 2:52 PM
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Ants in your pants?
For your sake, I hope it wasn't a Scouter ant!
posted by
Helen_Bach
on February 12, 2007 at 12:28 PM
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Hahahaha Joe....you are a wonderful storyteller....I could just see you
freaking out over the ant! BTW, I hope you checked your coffee cup before drinking! LOL 
posted by
RckyMtnActivist
on February 12, 2007 at 4:45 AM
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Joe Love
Better an ant than a roach. This was fun to read.
posted by
mneme
on February 12, 2007 at 4:07 AM
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Lol, I remember those closed doors too and yep, have one or two now myself
...:) Used to be a reward of winter - probably the only one - was freedom from invading, flying, annoying, stinging, etc. creatures. A couple of weeks ago, I spotted some type of winged thingy outside and it wasn't a bird.
Good post Joe Love.
posted by
Katray2
on February 12, 2007 at 1:34 AM
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Ha! Ha!
Would become quite a famous ant
posted by
Tanga
on February 11, 2007 at 9:40 PM
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I used to live out in the country...
It's not that unusual to see ants, spiders, bees, beetles, etc in the winter time. Of course, I live in the south.
posted by
Passionflower
on February 11, 2007 at 9:19 PM
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